Life-belt.



Patented Mar. 19, 1918. I

M. HALPERIN.

LIFE BELT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2.1911.

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:To' all whom it may-tandem 7 PATENT orrion emonmsinL-Lrmm, "oFrnooxLYmiN-Ew YORK.

' citizen of F the United Sta-tes, and'ia-es'iidlent 10 siniple:tdconstruet; whielmmayi be. very 'ofthe boroug'h of Brooklyn? in dslie 'city'z'a'nd State of New: Yerky have inventedi. a new i and :nse'ful improvement ii -LifeBeltspfof ivhi'ch the follo ing -is a' sp'eeification.

. This invention" rel-atesito alf lifea belt ffor preserver, with the ob ects 1n viewfiofhpro- VlCllTlg a device of this acharaetereawhich is easily 7 and quickly} '{applied ltoiit-he'fi-avearer which; when 'appliedtiiinll not handicap to any sensible degree the freedom of movement of the wearer; whiclr will perinitthe wearer to turn and rest either face' downward or face up in the water; which is light; and which may be readily-rolledv up and stored in a relatively small space.

Another object is to' provide certain improvements in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts whereby the above mentioned and other objects may be effectively attained.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 represents a face-view of the device-applied to the wearer.

Fig. 2 represents a plan view, partly broken away, and

Fig. 3 represents a section taken in the plane of the line IIIIII of'Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

The device comprises a main band 1 which may advantageously be composed of two layers of canvas or duck, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. This band portion 1 may be of,

such height as to extend approximately from the armpits to the abdomen of an average sized adult, and of such length as to encompass the front and sides of the body, without covering the back. I have found, in practice, that suitable dimensions are twenty by twenty-eight inches.

The canvas or duck members of the band 1 are firmly sewed together at their side edges, as indicated at 2, 3, and are also sewed together at a short distance from their side edges, as indicated at 4, 5, in order to provide pockets at the sides thereof adapted to receive flotation elements 6.

These last named elements preferably consist of airtight metallic tubes or cylinders,

whichare quite long-with relation to their diameter and have both ends tapered, as

Specification of Letters Patent.

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clearly shown 111* the idrawings, .illxpfefer I --.,5with :agas'ybut Ifhave found; itssatisfactory. j

. amuse. them! in-F'the":formrxof' air-containers "adult; s is eighteen inches :i r-nlienggith andiithree :=-1nches. in:diameter.- SHchesized elements-are 1 v convenientlyi secured win alibandi of. the :di-

Thus, in case a flotationand bottom edges of the latter, 7, 8, may be firmly sewed together, which will close the ends of the said pockets.

In order to provide means for attaching the life belt to the wearer, a neck loop 9 is sewedand riveted to the upper part thereof, as indicated at 10, 11, and waist straps 12, 13, may be similarly fastened at the sides about midway the ends.

If desired, a suitable pocket may be formedin the front of the band 1 and near the top thereof, as indicated at 14, for the reception of a flask 15, designed to contain stimulant. V

When the device is not in use, it may be rolled up in an obvious manner and stowed as is customary on shipboard. In order'to apply the same, it is simply required to unroll, place the neck loop 9 over the head,

from the face down position to a face u position; and the elongated shape'and tapering ends of the said elements allow ample freedom of movement for the limbs.

While I have described this as a life belt, it will be understood that it is applicable v tend'to be limited to the details herein shown 1 and described except as they may be specifi cally included in the claims.

What I claim is: 1. An article or" the character described, comprising a band of such width as to ex V tend, when the article is in position for use,

from the armpits substantiallyto the hips of the wearer, and of such length .as to encompass the front and sides of the body of the wearer without covering the back, the said bandbeing provided with a vertically disposed elongated pocket adapted to lie under each arm-pit of the wearer, extending from under the armpit approximately to the hip, and an elongated, taper-ended, metallic flotation element secured in each of said pockets.

2. An article of the character described, comprising a band composed of two layers of cloth of such width as to extend, when the article is in position for use, from the armpits substantially to the hips of the wearer, and of such length as to encompass the front and sides of the body of the wearer without covering the back, the said layers of cloth being fastened together near their side edges to form a vertically disposed elongated pocket adapted to lie under each armpit of the wearer, extending from under the armpits approximately to the hips, and an elongated, cylindrical, taper-ended, metallic flotation element secured in each of said pockets.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name this 1st day of June, 1917.

'MORRIS HALPERIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

, Washington, D. C." 

